Because all the democrat strongholds held up. We see the GOP can compete well enough in the traditional battleground states. Florida, Pennsylvania: Republicans can pull off close wins in such races, but even there, the contest is fairly even.

It's easy to imagine the GOP cobbling together a presidential victory two years from now out of such a map; but not winning the type of Congressional majority needed to make any substantial - or for that matter, even minor - reforms. The remorseless march of statism continues apace.

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